Parliament is set to debate a petition - signed by more than 430,000 people so far - for an early general election. The petition is gathering momentum after a turbulent week for Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Petitions that attract more than 100,000 signatures are considered by Parliament so the topic will now be debated by MPs. The Independent reports that the petition was created in advance of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget on Friday, which resulted in the pound plummeting to a record low against the dollar and later sparked rare interventions from the IMF and Bank of England.
“The chaos engulfing the UK Government is unprecedented,” petition organiser Darrin Charlesworth said. “War rages in Ukraine; the Northern Ireland Protocol has further damaged our relationship with Europe; recession looms; the UK itself may cease to exist as Scotland seeks independence. This is the greatest set of challenges we have seen in our lifetimes."
